Between the Bars: April
Guest Speaker: Keiko Tokunaga & Matt Cohen
Sponsor: Sophie Lee
We hope you are all staying safe and healthy! It is our pleasure to invite you to our first Virtual Between the Bars workshop with acclaimed violinist Keiko Tokunaga and violist Matt Cohen. They will be taking us on an exploration of chamber music-making under quarantine! Featuring a remote collaboration of Mozart's Duo #1 in G major and an in-depth discussion of the chamber music process with an ensemble of two. Please RSVP below and join us on Saturday, April 25 at 7:30pm via Zoom.
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In case you are new to this:
New Asia Chamber Music Society’s Between the Bars is a monthly intimate workshop where we gather in unique venues, like our supporter’s living rooms, building lounges and more! It’s casual, it’s fun and a great opportunity to learn more about music. Each month we will feature a different theme and different artists who will bring music, stories, and ideas to the conversations. All workshops are specially curated for people from all backgrounds to learn, share, and connect.
Now more than ever, our incredible artists rely on your continued commitment as concerts around the globe are cancelled. Please consider to donate and support our musicians during this extremely difficult time. We are very grateful for your ongoing support of our peerless artists who bring us such joy and inspiration throughout the year.
Support NACMS: https://bit.ly/2TXt3rn
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About the artists:
Winner of the 2020 GRAMMY Award for Best Chamber Music/ Small Ensemble Performance, violinist Keiko Tokunaga spends most of her days touring and performing globally as a soloist and chamber musician. Ms. Tokunaga has performed, toured and recorded extensively with the internationally acclaimed Attacca Quartet from 2005 to 2019, and has been praised by the Strings Magazine for possessing a sound “with probing quality that is supple and airborne” and for her “pure, pellucid bow strokes”. Ms. Tokunaga has soloed with various orchestras including the Spanish National Orchestra, Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya and Virginia Arts Festival Chamber Orchestra. In 2016, Ms. Tokunaga released her debut album, Jewels, from New York Classics Label. She is currently on faculty at The Juilliard School’s Pre-College as well as the Fordham University.
American violist Matthew Cohen is a dynamic and versatile artist whose captivating performances have made him one of the most sought-after violists of his generation. A recipient of numerous accolades and prizes, he has been awarded the 2018 Center for Musical Excellence International Performing Arts Grant, top prizes at the 2018 Art of Duo: Boulder International Chamber Music Competition, the 2016 “Citta di Cremona” International Viola Competition in Cremona, Italy, the 2016 Juilliard Concerto Competition and 2015 Vivo International Music Competition and the “Best Performance of Commissioned Work” prize at the 2014 Primrose International Viola Competition. His recording of York Bowen’s Phantasy for viola and piano with acclaimed pianist Vivian Fan is available on the Soundset label.
*Special thanks to our sponsor Sophie Lee for making this event possible.
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IMPORTANT: Please note that this is an FREE and RSVP-Only event.